Economic Justice News

In 2010, early deaths in the county numbered 149. According to the County Health Rankings report, 1 of 4 adults here takes part in excessive alcohol consumption. Jennifer Eddy has seen the adverse health impacts of alcohol abuse in her job as a physician with Prevea Health in Eau Claire.

The vertical axis is a district's % of students receiving free and reduced meals. The horizontal axis is what a district spent per pupil. All results are based on 2016-2017 SAT Scaled Scores or 2016-2017 Smarter-Balanced Scaled Scores.

Atlanta man walking to Memphis to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and raise awareness of poverty passed through Cullman Friday morning as part of his journey. Terence Lester is making the 386-mile walk from the National for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, for a campaign called the March Against Poverty 2018. Lester said he is walking to bring awareness to poverty and to honor King. ...

The 12 Points Brown Bag Project launched in June 2016 for Garfield Towers residents. Goehl and Fanning handed a lunch to each person. Meany taught history and social studies to eighth- and 11th-graders in Port Jervis, New York, where Kathleen taught English.

Environmental Justice News

The final map and an insurance study then were received. The new map goes into effect April 18. The county already has adopted the map and updated its floodplain ordinances. New buildings in the floodplain will need to be constructed with 2 feet of freeboard, their lowest floors 2 feet above the base flood elevation, a change from 1 foot of freeboard.

Scott Wiener, said the seawall reconstruction project is desperately needed to protect more than $100 billion worth of public and private property in a 500-acre area along the waterfront. This group includes the San Francisco Giants, which recently won approvals for its Mission Rock development just south of the ballpark. The 28-acre project would generate about 1,500 housing units and 1.5 million square feet of office and retail space.

That's what the dome does really well. The academy production is an attempt to change that. "People don't see coral reefs, so they feel a little distanced from them. Lea Salonga -- who sang in the animated "Aladdin" and "Mulan" movies -- provides the narration.

That's the cost of the Panthers skate through the wilderness most of the past two decades. The Panthers are on the edge of being a story once again in South Florida, too. But to most of South Florida that doesn't know Barkov from the Hart Trophy?

Immigration News

Colleen Hanabusa, who is running for governor. Chin once again addressed concerns surrounding a decades-old recording of him delivering what some perceive as an anti-gay rant. Daniel K. Inouye, who was accused by his hairdresser in 1992 of coercing her into having sex.

Donald Trump's election victory over Hillary Clinton seemed to herald a new era for border security and immigration enforcement. The Cloverhill Bakery, owned by Aryzta, a big Swiss food conglomerate, had to hire new workers, 80 percent to 90 percent of whom are African-American.

John Kasich) and a term as state auditor. Taylor, an opponent of any new gun restrictions of the type supported by Kasich, shakes hands and chats. A dozen volunteers hand out DeWine/Husted stickers; nary a Taylor volunteer nor sticker is in sight.

No arrests were reported. Trump capped his three-hour, 20-minute San Diego trip with remarks to military personnel representing all five branches at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Large trailers were brought in to form a makeshift barrier between the prototypes and the actual border fence. Jerry Brown responded to Trump's barbs that he was doing "a terrible job running the state of California." "Thanks for the shout-out, @realDonaldTrump.

...panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans overturns an injunction by a San Antonio federal judge that had found portions of the law unconstitutional. "I'm pleased the 5th Circuit recognized that Senate Bill 4 is lawful, constitutional and protects the safety of law enforcement officers and all Texans," Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement following the decision by a panel of 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. "Enforcing immigration law prevents the release of...

He also sought to avoid protestors, who greeted Trump from the moment he landed in California. Gov. Jerry Brown tweeted a letter to Trump on Monday, noting what other presidents had done on their visits and inviting Trump to come see the high-speed rail project in the Central Valley. Monday, the administration went as far as to accuse California's laws, bizarrely, of bankrolling human trafficking rings.

Kelly Fenton, R-Woodbury, in sponsoring a bill that would impose work requirements for those receiving public health care assistance who are not the sole caregiver for a child nor someone with disabilities. Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, and Sen. Daudt noted that enrollment in Medical Assistance has nearly tripled since the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, became law.

Kathleen Vinehout, of Alma, was a key supporter of an unsuccessful universal coverage bill a decade ago. She highlighted her background as a nurse's aide, health administration professor and dairy farmer. While farming, she was uninsured for nearly two years.

Vijai Kumar runs Highland-based Health Diagnostics of NWI, which offers cash prices for medical diagnostic work. Mary Open MRI, has a similar practice in Highland, but for imaging. Juana Ambriz de Williams charges $75 a month for unlimited physical and mental health visits at her Valparaiso direct primary care practice, Dunes Family Clinic.

Gov. and Republican gubernatorial candidate) Mary Taylor is behind them," Cordray said. Attorney General and Republican candidate "Mike DeWine is tongue-tied on that issue. He will not say that he supports the Medicaid expansion because he's afraid of his right wing in the primary." Ohio Sen.

Jesus found something blessed about poor people, even promising them the kingdom of God, and he was always admonishing his disciples to feed and tend to them when they were sick. He reviled the rich and the uncharitable. But Jesus didn't know poor people, or at least lots of them, like the state and federal governments know them. Waivers are not supposed to be granted if they violate the major purposes of the law, which are to bring health coverage to more Americans, not fewer.

On Wednesday, the state House of Representatives voted 77-13 to approve the budget for Arkansas Works, the Medicaid-funded program that provides health insurance to 285,000 Arkansans. On Tuesday, two Republican senators who opposed Arkansas Works for years decided to vote for SB 30. Arkansasâ€™s share is expected to be about $136 million.

It's not addressing school safety from that standpoint. He'll get credit in sentencing for taking responsibility. Thirty-eight percent of the correctional officers hired by the Arkansas Department of Correction in 2017 left the department.

Jenifer Loon, R-Eden Prairie, proposes freeing up funding from a school maintenance fund to pay for district safety upgrades. Karen Orcutt said districts "need the money" during Dayton's press conference. St. Rich Draheim, R-Madison Lake, plans to introduce several mental health measures over the next few weeks.